Mosquitoes are the backyard guests that no one wants to welcome. Here is the gorgeous flower that doubles as a mosquito ...

Rotenone and pyrethrum are both derived from plants and are considered to be organic products. Both are used […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 81°F. Friday, July 11th 2025 ...

Pyrethrum breaks down quickly in sunlight and isn't readily absorbed through the skin, so the insecticide has long been considered one of the safer options for use around children and pets.

Using digital image analysis, scientists developed a rapid, nondestructive method for determining pyrethrum flower number. The utility of using this approach for biomass assessment in pyrethrum is ...

Pyrethrum revival faces strong policy, financial headwinds Thursday, June 27, 2019 — updated on December 21, 2020 - 10 min read. A farmer in Nakuru County Samuel Kamau carry his pyrethrum ...

Kenyan farmers, with training from a Chinese company, this year may grow 43 percent more pyrethrum, a white-petal flower used in the manufacture of insecticides, according to the state-run ...

IN my article published in NATURE of June 27 (p. 720) on “Biological Assay of Insecticidal Sprays”, it was stated that a solution of pyrocatechol in ether was recommended as a stabilizer for ...

Pyrethrum, derived from the dried flower heads of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium and Chrysanthemum coccineum, is a natural insecticide known for its active ingredient, pyrethrins. Harvested primarily ...

The firm handed over the rewards worth Rwf8m, yesterday, during the annual Pyrethrum Farmers’ Day held in Kinigi and Kabatwa. The savings and credit cooperative-SACCO Kinigi branch received Rwf5m; ...